Gruden leaving ESPN to Coach...

[BigHouseUSA]

That's how excited I am.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

 

[Scorask]

Thanks go to Senser;

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2690489

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Mike Leach helped Texas Tech win the Big 12. Now he'll try to reverse Miami's decline.

"I deserved a shot," Leach said. "I'm going have a lot of fun with it."

"I couldn't be more overwhelmed," quarterback Jacory Harris said. "I was pulling for Mike. This is what we need."

"Perfect," said tight end Kellen Winslow, now with the Tampa Bay Bucs. "He's the perfect choice."

"He's going to get back to what the formula was," said former defensive end Dan Stubbs, who played on Miami's 1987 national championship team. "He won before. He knows what kind of people you need."

School officials are optimistic that Leach's popularity with players will revitalize recruiting. Under Shannon, the Hurricanes have found themselves sharing South Florida's bountiful pool of prep talent with other schools.

"It's over," athletic director Paul Dee said. "Mike and his staff are going to do a terrific job recruiting, and whatever interlopers we've had, we're going to bid them adieu."

"I hate the words, 'I can't,'" Leach said. "I'll prove you wrong."

"This is a great day for the University of Miami," school president Donna Shalala said. "Mike Leach is Miami ... and I'm absolutely delighted he'll be the next head coach."

 

End of Thread!

 

[Tailback U]

Good show but I'm disappointed you didn't finish.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

This one is probably over...I have no details, but the excuses as for the hold up / reasons why it may not happen are starting to leak...I've been around long enough to know what that means...pre-mature ejaculation. I was told this morning it was done and to expect a smoke storm...but since, lots of "misinformation" + excuses are coming out from other sources.

I don't know what to believe...but I'm just not going to get my hopes up.

Oh well...on to the next.

 

[clovett]

It was reported that last night there was an agreement in principle between Gruden and Miami of 4 years/approx 17 million...thusly the Canesport/Miami Herald/Palm Beach Post/790 The Ticket reports of an imminent deal. Miami met all of Gruden's other demands as far as recruiting budget and staff budget. The finer details were to be hammered out today, and many expected the deal to be finalized. So, the "Miami doesn't have the money" or "Gruden never had interest" excuses are categorically falsified given all of that.

What's being reported now as the sticking point, was that Jon Gruden wanted a clause in his contract that if/when he left Miami for an NFL job, that Jay Gruden would be his coach-in-waiting, and would automatically get the job. Miami was good with Jay being the OC on this staff--so no issue with that, but thankfully for Hocutt--he didn't let Gruden dictate to him who the next coach after Gruden would be. It's not up to Jon to get his little bro Jay the Miami HC gig by proxy. If we wanted Jay as the HC, we would have offered him and not Jon the job (at much less money, to boot).

So...negotiations are said to be still open, but it looks highly unlikely that Gruden won't be at UM. The money was there, the mutual interest was there, but UM wouldn't be dictated to as far as who Jon's successor would be once he moves on to the NFL (which was a foregone conclusion).

Next on the list is Dan Mullen, Miss. State HC and former UF/Utah/Bowling Green OC under Urban Meyer.

 

[Tailback U]

lol @ Gruden trying to pull that shit. He would have bolted after 1 year.

 

[Blade]

It was reported that last night there was an agreement in principle between Gruden and Miami of 4 years/approx 17 million...thusly the Canesport/Miami Herald/Palm Beach Post/790 The Ticket reports of an imminent deal. Miami met all of Gruden's other demands as far as recruiting budget and staff budget. The finer details were to be hammered out today, and many expected the deal to be finalized. So, the "Miami doesn't have the money" or "Gruden never had interest" excuses are categorically falsified given all of that.

What's being reported now as the sticking point, was that Jon Gruden wanted a clause in his contract that if/when he left Miami for an NFL job, that Jay Gruden would be his coach-in-waiting, and would automatically get the job. Miami was good with Jay being the OC on this staff--so no issue with that, but thankfully for Hocutt--he didn't let Gruden dictate to him who the next coach after Gruden would be. It's not up to Jon to get his little bro Jay the Miami HC gig by proxy. If we wanted Jay as the HC, we would have offered him and not Jon the job (at much less money, to boot).

So...negotiations are said to be still open, but it looks highly unlikely that Gruden won't be at UM. The money was there, the mutual interest was there, but UM wouldn't be dictated to as far as who Jon's successor would be once he moves on to the NFL (which was a foregone conclusion).

Next on the list is Dan Mullen, Miss. State HC and former UF/Utah/Bowling Green OC under Urban Meyer.

I would love to know where any of this is reported and please don't tell some NCAA football blog or yard barker was your source. Every time I google any of this tidbit, all I come up with is hearsay.

It's more plausible that Gruden really wants to coach in the NFL and UM can't wait till the end of the NFL season to see if Gruden still is unemployed to hire him as coach. Recruiting needs to start now, so UM needs to name a coach yesterday. Not in fucking February.

 

[Boucher]

Thats the dumbest clause ive ever heard

 

[Blade]

Thats the dumbest clause ive ever heard

So dumb I have a hard time believing guy as experienced as Gruden would ask for it.

 

[SHOGUN]

I've been paying more attention to the HC speculation than I should be. I'm going to try and wait until something is concrete.

 

[NAHSTE]

Can't wait until they end up with some 5th rate coach after getting turned down by Leach, Gruden and Mullen.

Thinking they'll have to settle for someone like Rob Chudzinski.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Eh, I don't believe those details as to why Gruden to Miami isn't happening...\

A whole bunch of shit out there right now...but, I just know, as soon as the excuses start to come out, the more ridiculous they are, the farther away they originally were to a deal in the first place.

Gruden probably wasn't as interested as he made himself out to be at first...pretty much what it comes down to. Miami was offering big time money and pretty much whatever Gruden wanted within reason...if Gruden didn't take it, he just wasn't as interested as he let on from the jump...thats what it came down to.

On to the next, I guess.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Can't wait until they end up with some 5th rate coach after getting turned down by Leach, Gruden and Mullen.

Thinking they'll have to settle for someone like Rob Chudzinski.

I'd take Leach, I'd prefer Dana Holgorsen, but Leach would be fine...he wants the job, did four seasons ago...he'd still take it if offered.

Unfortunately, Miami isn't going to take a guy with baggage. Leach, Leavitt...unless the HC decides they are coordinator candidates, they won't even sniff a look or get a token interview.

 

[adembroski]

So dumb I have a hard time believing guy as experienced as Gruden would ask for it.

Two possibilities...

* Gruden believes his own press and figures if a college thinks they have an outside shot at getting him they'll sacrifice their first born to close the deal.

* He didn't really want the job in the first place, and figured "fuck it, lets see what we can get out of this."

 

[Senser81]

Tom Dienhart

"Sources have told CaneSport that details are being hammered out and, barring a last minute glitch, Jon Gruden will be the next Miami coach."

YOUR SOURCES FUCKING SUCK!!!